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Goodbye Year of the Sheep!
The Year of the Sheep is about to end, leaving place to the Monkey. Earlier we had toshikoshi soba (end of the year soba), as it is the tradition.
"Buckwheat noodles are very long and thin, which has led to the belief that if one eats these noodles they will have a long and prosperous life." (Source: Ajinomoto)
In a few hours, we'll be off to the shrine to start off the new year the Japanese way!
Posted on December 31, 2003 at 22:12 | Tweet
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doesn''t the year of the sheep last until around the 18th of january? i think that's when the year of the monkey begins.
Posted by william on January 6, 2004 at 00:12
In Japan, since the new year is celebrated on January 1st (oppositely to the Chinese new year). So we get to start our Year of the Monkey before you do. :)
Posted by Patrick on January 6, 2004 at 00:20